Asian Markets End Mixed,
Hurt by Drop in U.S. Shares

Shares finished mixed across the Asian-Pacific region Friday following heavy technology-stock losses on Wall Street on Thursday, which were spurred by Nokia's disappointing results.

Tokyo stocks finished mildly higher, with bargain-hunting in blue-chip stocks such as Tokyo Electron lifting the Nikkei 225 Stock Average back above the psychologically important 9500 level. While the rise was a weak comeback from the Nikkei average's...